Belagavi: Kharge Unveils Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Stresses Need for Protecting Consitution
BELAGAVI - KARNATAKA : Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, inaugurated a statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. This initiative is part of the Congress' 'Gandhi Bharat' campaign, marking 100 years since Mahatma Gandhi chaired the 39th Congress Session in Belagavi during Indias freedom struggle in 1924. Speaking at the event, Kharge emphasized the critical role of democracy and the Constitution in maintaining order in the country. Without the Constitution and democracy, there would be chaos, he stated. Kharge highlighted how Mahatma Gandhi guided India to independence, while Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar played key roles in drafting the Constitution. It is every citizens duty to safeguard the Constitution, he added. Kharge explained that the statues installation at Suvarna Vidhan Soudha is a tribute to Belagavis historic significance as the only place where Gandhi presided over a Congress session. It is high time to ponder on Mahatma Gandhis achievements, sacrifices, and contributions to the nation, he remarked. The Congress president also noted that global leaders continue to honor Gandhis legacy. He urged everyone to take responsibility for upholding constitutional values. Kharge mentioned the 1924 Congress session as a turning point for Gandhis messages on removing untouchability and empowering women. He expressed his privilege in hosting an extended Congress Working Committee meeting in Belagavi and unveiling Gandhis statue there. He said that AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra admired the statue of Gandhi standing with two children and plans to replicate it in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and Kalaburagi. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in his address, dismissed claims by the BJP portraying Gandhi as anti-Hindu. He said, Mahatma Gandhi was a Hindu and not anti-Hindu, as falsely claimed by BJP. These are baseless lies. He also reminded the audience that Nathuram Godse, Gandhis assassin, came from a family linked to the BJP. Siddaramaiah concluded by recounting Gandhis last words, Hey Ram. Due to illness, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, could not attend the event and had to return from the airport. As part of the occasion, the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University in Gadag was renamed Mahatma Gandhi Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University, with a new logo unveiled. Special postal covers were also released by Kharge and other dignitaries to commemorate the event. The event saw participation from notable leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, K.C. Venugopal, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar, and Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti. U.T. Khader, Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, delivered the welcome speech, while Satish Jarkiholi, Public Works Department and District In-charge Minister, proposed the vote of thanks.
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The decision of Virat Kohli playing Ranji trophy match comes days after BCCI issued new guidelines for the players and their families. BCCI stated a mandatory participation of its contracted players in the domestic tournaments. For which, Virat Kohli has made himself available for the last Ranji trophy league match of Delhi against Railways which will be played at the Arun Jaitley stadium in the national capital from January 30. This has been confirmed by Rohan Jaitley, President of Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) and Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh. If Virat Kohli, the former Indian skipper plays the match, it will be his first in Ranji trophy since November 2012 long after 13 years. The senior selection committee had named Kohli in the 22- member team of Delhi for the game against Saurashtra under subject to availability. The list was later reduced to 21 players. Official list of the associations website is said to be the team for the next two matches, still there will be a meeting to pick the final team for last group stage. The last round of the Ranji trophy will end by February 2 and Kohli will have to report for the ODI series against England beginning on February 6 in Nagpur. With Indias continuous defeat in Tests, first against New Zealand back home and then Australia overseas; questions have been raised over the reluctance of the top players featuring in domestic first-class matches. Earlier before the tests last year, the top Indian regulars of the team including Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja skipped playing Duleep trophy. But after the review meeting of BCCI last week in the presence of Head coach Gautam Gambhir, Indian ODI and test skipper Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajay Agarkar, strict decisions have been imposed on the players. Many first class players are returning back in their whites for the domestic league from January 23. And more in the January 30 fixture. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal will don their white jersey for Mumbai against Jammu & Kashmir, Shubhman Gill confirming for Punjab, Rishabh Pant for Delhi, Ravindra Jadeja for Saurashtra, Mohammad Siraj for Hyderabad and KL Rahul possibly for Karnataka.
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Kharge unveils Mahatma Gandhi statue in Belagavi, says protection of Constitution our responsibility
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Following a gangrape incident in Bengaluru, where a 37-year-old woman accused two men of assaulting her and stealing her phone and money, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday questioned BJP's stance on rape cases.
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Congress believes in Gandhis Hindutva says CM Siddaramaiah
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CHENNAI: While you walk through the dim hallways of the vernacular houses in south India, the breeze passes unhindered, and the feet feel the firmness on concrete floors exuding the coolness from the diligently laid stones. The corners whisper the stored secrets of coolness, and the roofs reveal layers of ancient anecdotes. The walls echo the thoughts and perspectives gone in the making of the haven, flaunting the inheritance from ancient architecture. These are traces of the traditional houses planned to combat the tropical climate enveloping the vast swathes of the south. While in Kerala, in the 18th and 19th centuries, Naalukettu tradition was looming across, in Tamil Nadu, Chettinad houses were sprawling, Gutthu houses had already thrived in coastal Karnataka since the 15th century. Krithika Venkatesh, principal architect, Studio for Earthen Architecture, says, Karaikudi houses or the Naalukettu houses are usually spoken as vernacular, but every context (structure) has its own identity and a style of architecture. Socio-cultural changes are inevitable and the changes are rapid, remarks Benny Kuriakose, a designer who has contributed to architectural conservation. As the architectural landscapes were on a transformational journey, cities started swelling with poorly-planned skyscrapers. The need to look back at ancient architecture and construe the lessons of sustainable plans has become a dire need. The ancient insights are the cornerstone of creating well-planned architectural structures in modern days. Roofing Overhanging eaves, Benny says, were an important fragment of old design that has been forgotten in modern times. There was a time when thatched roofs, stones, mud, and wood were the only options accessible; houses have gradually evolved not just to fit into the demands of functionality, but also to have an aesthetic appeal. Krithika observes, Natural grass roofing, an ancient form of roofing, is preferred by people even today, where people use manjapullu, korapullu (types of grass), which grow on mountains or lakes. We have seen 40-50-year-old thatched houses which havent had any maintenance issues. The only downside is that it absorbs a lot of water during rains, and so roofing load distribution is calculated in a manner that the small parts of the roof are replaced once in six-seven years in case of too much damage. Pantile roofs or naatu odu, handcrafted by the locals, were laid very differently based on the climate. In Karaikuidi, they were steeply placed as there is not much of wind load there. Roof tiles were placed very high in extremely dry grassland like Sivagangai, whereas, in parts of Ayampettai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpet, and Villupuram, they were placed at a much lower angle as the temperature is not high in those areas. Naatu odu were arranged in layers around 30-40 tiles per sq ft providing overhang and good insulation. Vinod Kumar MM, director, dd Architects; and convener, INTACH, Thrissur Chapter, says, The concept of tiles is that through the gaps, air flows. Beneath the roof tiles, there would be a wooden attic, called thattumpuram, which acted as a buffer, and the heat collected escaped through the tiles. According to Benny, Ceilings were made of timber as it is considered to be the most sustainable building material. External factors like plantations and dense trees girdling the house also act as the best sunshades. It was only after the industrial revolution that Mangalore tiles became famous. Krithika says, After the Industrial Revolution, we have been discovering materials to accelerate the construction process, mostly for industrial purposes. Now, we build houses with aluminium panels, glasses, engineered wood, etc but these are materials designed for Western countries. Inner-outer space While a common sight in colder areas is the use of glass as walls to trap the heat, verandahs, courtyards, kulapuras or ponds (in Kerala) all these were excellent spaces, a blend of indoor and outdoor areas that helped keep heat at bay. The thought behind these pools stretching from the stone steps descending from the house and barricaded tall stone walls on the three sides is to have privacy. The presence of ponds, shielded with the shade of steeped roof eaves and swaying dense trees, and wells usually attached to the kitchen walls kept the heat from getting inside the house by cooling down the air. Krithika explains that courtyards in homes of Tamil Nadu, for instance, were designed in such a way that suits the climate. Karaikudi courtyards were elaborate they were big because the people wanted to harvest water, whereas in Tanjavur, a region with good rainfall, there was a small courtyard, and in areas where there is extremely dry climate like Tiruttani, parts of Tirupati, courtyards were on the corner on the north or eastern side so that they get indirect lighting and not lot of heat from the courtyard itself. The meeting point of indoor and outdoor space was where the residents spent most of the daytime hours. The lengthy verandahs extending the four walls of the house were spaces where ammi kallu and aatu kallu (grinding stones) were kept. These areas were topped by wood and slanted roofs, so that sunlight would not directly hit the walls; house worked as an envelope during the heat and light, Vinod says. Krithika adds, People would wash, cook, weave, dye, and dry yarns; farming communities used the areas for grain processing. Benny notes that courtyards were also made thermally comfortable. Despite characteristics like small windows, cross ventilation was a common sight in old houses. He says, Many houses had courtyards which was a space for wind movement; it is not the temperature that is a critical factor, it is the wind movement. Vinod adds, The presence of jaali or latticework also balanced out the temperature, regulating the wind movement across the house. Darker spaces In the book In Praise of Shadows, there is a keen admiration for Japanese architecture, appreciating dimmer spaces, a concept quite alien to the Western notion of impeccable and beautiful. Well, this dimness, sudden shift in lighting, and a dip in temperature pervade the old houses of south India, too. There are some factors contributing to the dimness. Benny opens windows to a perspective: Over a period of time, things have changed. The need for light was not as much as we do today. He explains that people a few hundred years ago were not engaged much in activities like reading. The architecture was always premised on requirement, the functional element. Adding another layer of slant on the darker spaces, he says, Privacy was an important factor and so, people did not use big windows then. Krithika echoes the idea and says usually people went into their private spaces only to sleep. Spaces like bedrooms were intentionally made darker as they were otherwise used for storage. It was mostly for couples and people who needed privacy. The rest of the family would sleep on the nadai of the courtyards. Walls Another important aspect of these homes was walls. Dharmendra Kumar Arenahalli, a social historian from Mysuru says, We have more sunny days compared to coastal areas of southern Karnataka or Kerala. We have dry summer throughout the year. To combat the incessant heat, thicker walls (at least 20 inches) were made. The slurry from limestone when mixed with sand and plastered on the wall, makes the walls impervious to intense heat; the lime expands during summers and keeps the house cool. Raw stone and red-oxide floorings were affordable and heat-resilient. Some of the locally derived materials for flooring, Krithika shares, were mud, clay, adobe, rammed earth structure, laterite stones, and tiles like Madras tile, and Kadappa stone (black limestone). Occasional whitewashing (limewashing) also kept the houses from heating because of amount of time it takes to get heated up. Benny points out, Locally available materials, social and cultural requirements, climate all these factors go into vernacular architecture; traditional architecture is climate-responsive. He rues that todays workplaces and modern buildings are steering off from sustainable architecture becoming susceptible to calamities and being a menace to the environment. Understanding that it is not possible to sweep away all the technological developments in modern architecture and to move backward, he says it is possible to choose alternative materials for building houses not being oblivious to the thermal comfort but being conscious about viability and sustainability.
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Cuba condemns Trumps decision to reinstate it on state sponsor of terrorism list
Cuba condemns Trumps decision to reinstate it on state sponsor of terrorism list Havana: Cubas President Miguel Daz-Canel has condemned US President Donald Trumps decision to put the island back on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, calling Trumps actions an act of arrogance and disregard for the truth. President Trump, in [] The post Cuba condemns Trumps decision to reinstate it on state sponsor of terrorism list appeared first on Mangalorean.com .
US President Trump declares national energy emergency
US President Trump declares national energy emergency Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday declared a national energy emergency in an executive order with an eye on driving down energy costs and boosting U.S. oil and gas production. As the first of this kind declared by the US federal government, the emergency is expected [] The post US President Trump declares national energy emergency appeared first on Mangalorean.com .
Experts oppose education reform panels headed by MLAs
BENGALURU: The Peoples Alliance for Fundamental Right to Education (PAFRE) has opposed the Karnataka governments decision to form education reform committees led by MLAs. The association has called the move a violation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act and has demanded that the government immediately withdraw it. PAFRE said that mixing politics with school management will harm the education system and that past controversies, like the hijab issue, have already caused significant problems in schools. The order, issued on January 13 and the follow-up memorandum on January 18, instructed officials to set up these committees at the taluk level. PAFRE stated that this decision goes against the RTE Act, which assigns key responsibilities such as establishing schools, ensuring education for all children, and maintaining school facilities to local bodies like gram, taluk and zilla panchayats. The government is taking away the powers of local authorities and giving them to MLAs. This is against the law and disrupts how schools are managed, Prof Niranjanaradhya VP, development educationist and facilitator for PAFRE, said. They said the MLA-led committees could disrupt the work of School Development and Monitoring Committees (SDMCs), which were set up to ensure schools function democratically, the forum said. AIDSO condemns Hub & Spoke model As part of the Education Reform Committee at taluk level, the government also revealed plans to implement the Hub and Spoke model, which involves merging government schools with low attendance. This has drawn sharp criticism from the All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO). The AIDSO Karnataka State Committee claims that it is a step towards shutting down over 4,000 government schools.
Khandre launches KSPCB online meeting module
BENGALURU: Forest, Environment and Ecology Minister Eshwar B Khandre on Monday launched an online meeting module as part of comprehensive and simple faceless services offered by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). A committee comprising Debabratha Das, Director, International Institute of Information Technology, Chandrashekhar Ramanathan, Professor and Dean, IITB, and officials from the forest department and Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre developed the module. This online module will ensure transparency in the functioning of KSPCB officials. It will also speed up the process of clearing applications. They will be cleared within 30 days. The module will also help improve the functioning of the Extended Green None (XGN) software and applicants can download consent and authorisations, he said. On the HMT land case, Khandre said it is scheduled for hearing in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The apex court will be informed about the decision taken at the recent cabinet meeting and the reply to a show cause notice filed by four IFS officers.
Karnataka govt notification on retiring IPS officers creates a stir
BENGALURU: A government notification to senior Indian Police Service officer and Director General of Police (DGP), Prisons & Correctional Services, Malini Krishnamurthy, and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ballari, BS Lokesh Kumar to submit their application for pension, gratuity etc has reportedly created confusion among the IPS cadre in the state. According to informed sources, who didnt wish to be named, there are three IPS officers including Head of Police Force (HoPF), Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Alok Mohan, who are scheduled to superannuate this year. But why was the DPAR notification dated July 10, 2024, issued only to these two IPS officers? asked sources on condition of anonymity. Mohan was appointed DG&IGP in May 2023 after his predecessor Praveen Sood was appointed Director, CBI. The formers appointment was, however, regularised in August that year. All three -- Mohan of 1987 batch, Krishnamurthy of 1993 batch and Kumar of 2005 batch of IPS -- are superannuating this year. As per the civil list, Mohan and Kumar are scheduled to retire on April 30, and Krishnamurthy on July 31. As per the All India Service (AIS) (DCRB) Rules, 1958, the Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (DPAR) issues a notification almost a year in advance to Class One officers retiring in the next year, to submit their applications for pension, gratuity, commutation of pension, group insurance, among other benefits to the DPAR, six months before the retirement date. This enables the department to send a No Dues Certificate to the principal accountant general, Karnataka, for authorising pensioner benefits at an appropriate time.
Oppose UGC draft, Tamil Nadu CM Stalin appeals to other states
CHENNAI: In a bid to unite the voices against two controversial draft regulations released recently by the University Grants Commission, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday wrote a letter to the CMs of all opposition-ruled states, urging them to pass a resolution in their respective Assemblies against the regulations. The letter was addressed to the chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Telangana, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, and New Delhi. Citing the resolution recently passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly urging the centre to immediately repeal the guidelines, Stalin said he strongly believed that it is essential for all states to take a similar stance. Pointing out there were several issues in the draft regulations, including the restriction of states role in selecting vice-chancellors and introducing entrance examinations for UG and PG courses, he said, These guidelines are a clear infringement on the rights of states and will have far-reaching consequences on the autonomy of our universities. We must stand united against attempts to centralise power and undermine the countrys federal structure. CM: GER of 47% testament to TNs robust education system Meanwhile, Stalin also wrote a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday, urging him to withdraw the two draft UGC regulations -- UGC (Minimum Standards of Instruction for the Grant of Undergraduate Degree and Postgraduate Degree) - Regulations 2024; UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025. Highlighting that several provisions of these drafts conflicted with the states educational system and policies, Stalin mentioned in detail some of the key provisions that the state found to be problematic. In the regulations regarding UG and PG degrees, he said the proposal for common entrance examinations for admission across the country is impractical, given the varying educational levels and systems across the country and also undermined the states autonomy. Moreover, he said entrance examinations exacerbate academic anxiety and financial stress, thereby disproportionately harming socio-economically disadvantaged groups. He said the state already had robust systems in place to assess the competence of students and the higher Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 47 % is a testament to the strength of its educational system. Referring to the proposal to allow students to pursue any degree irrespective of the stream chosen in higher secondary, Stalin said it can create unnecessary academic stress without sufficient foundational knowledge. Similarly, the proposal to allow students with a four-year undergraduate degree in arts or science stream to pursue a postgraduate degree in engineering without a solid foundation in basic engineering principles is disquieting and needs careful re-examination. The chief minister expressed concerns against the proposed Multiple Entry and Multiple Exit (MEME) system, arguing that it could legitimise dropouts, disrupt learning continuity, destabilise education systems, besides posing significant challenges in implementation. On the draft regulations regarding appointments, Stalin reiterated the states objections regarding the proposed changes that deny any say to state governments in selecting vice-chancellors for state-run universities, which the CM said are fully funded and managed by the state governments. Allowing non-academicians to become V-Cs may lead to the appointment of individuals without necessary academic and administrative experience, he said, adding that the proposal should be reconsidered. The CM also enclosed the copy of the resolution passed by the TN Assembly earlier this month in this regard.
Trump takes oath as 47th US President, returns to White House for second term
Trump takes oath as 47th US President, returns to White House for second term Washington: Business mogul and Republican Party member Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday for a historic second term by taking the oath as the 47th President of the US. The oath was administered by Chief Justice John Roberts [] The post Trump takes oath as 47th US President, returns to White House for second term appeared first on Mangalorean.com .
Curb overcharging by private harvesters, demand Tiruchy farmers
TIRUCHY: With samba harvesting having commenced, farmers in the district express concerns over the inadequate number of harvesters with the agricultural engineering department. The department has three machines, though samba paddy cultivation has been carried out on over 1.25 lakh acres in the district. This has left many farmers reliant on private operators, who they say often charge exorbitant rates. Farmers hence want the government to increase the number of harvesters, to ensure timely harvest. Harvester operators increase the rent for their machines indiscriminately due to heavy demand for the equipment when the samba paddy harvest commences, alleged the farmers. The hourly rent for the harvester owned by the agricultural engineering department department is Rs 1,160 for tyre-type harvester and Rs 1,880 for chain-type harvester. The department has also fixed Rs 1,600 and Rs 2,400 for these categories, respectively, for private operators. They, however, demand Rs 4,000 and Rs 3,500, complain farmers. A large number of paddy-harvesting machines would arrive in the Cauvery delta region from various parts of the state, particularly from Athur, Salem, Madurai and Namakkal and even from Karnataka. Utilising the demand, operators increase the rent on their own, said N Veerasekaran, the state spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh. Samba harvesting has already commenced in many parts of the district. As farmers are rushing the process due to rain, harvester operators collect rent which is twice that fixed by the district administration. Small and marginal farmers find it hard to pay such exorbitant amount. The district collector should convene a meeting to fix the rent and also should nominate officials to check if the operators follow instructions, he added. The government should provide the required number of harvesters commensurate with the quantum of crop acreage in a district, he further said.
Beer prices up in Karnataka, breweries told to cut down on sugar content
BENGALURU: Beer prices have been revised in the state. The revised prices came into effect on Monday. The state government issued a draft notification regarding increase in duty on beer on August 23, 2024. The final notification on the same was issued on January 8. Beer prices will, henceforth, depend on the content of alcohol. It has been categorised into two slabs, depending on the alcohol content. The Excise Duty (ED) on mild beers with alcoholic content less than or equal to 5% v/v has been pegged at Rs 12 per bulk litre (pbl) and Rs 20 pbl for stronger beers containing 5-8% alcohol. Earlier, the ED on beer was Rs 10 pbl, irrespective of alcohol content. Minimum price of all strong beers will not be lower than Rs 145. Legend beer, which was priced the lowest, at Rs 100 for a 650ml bottle, will now cost a minimum Rs 145. There wont be much difference in premium beer pricing, sources said. In a first, the government has made it mandatory for breweries to prepare beer -- fermented liquor from malt or grain with or without sugar and hops, and include ale, black beer, porter, stout and spruce beer and ensuring that the sugar content is not more than 25% by weight. All breweries will, henceforth, have to mandatorily declare the ingredients of beer. Sugar content can be zero, but not above 25% by weight. The new rates came into effect today. For the new labels, the Excise Department has given time to breweries till February 1, the sources said. One of the reasons for higher pricing is to restrict youth from getting initiated into drinking, which usually starts with beer, sources said. Strong beers contribute 75% of the total beer sales in the state and some of them ferment using high sugar content instead of malt. This is injurious to health, informed sources said. This is the third revision in beer prices by the Congress government in the state since July 2023. The first hike was in the July 2023 budget in which the CM announced a 10% hike in Additional Excise Duty (AED) on beer and 20% hike in AED on all the then 18 slabs of Indian Made Liquor (IML). In January last, AED on beer was increased by 10% from 185% of the declared price to 195% of the declared price, the sources said. Though the government rationalised IML prices last year, collection of Excise revenue for 2024-25 has been tardy. Increase in beer prices is also a move to bridge the gap and increase revenue collection. Around five to 10% of IML consumers had shifted to strong beer post 2023 budget. With hike in beer prices, the effort is to wean this segment of consumers back to IML. The first four slabs (lowest) of IML are the major revenue generators and contribute 78% towards Excise revenue, the sources said.
Skywatch time as rare celestial show begins; seven planets to align in March
BENGALURU: In a rare celestial event, seven planets of the Solar System will align by March this year. Six of the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will begin to come into alignment on Tuesday (January 21), while Mercury will join on February 28. While Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye, Uranus and Neptune will require a telescope to observe the alignment, which is called the planetary parade. Dr BR Guruprasad, Director of Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, explained to The New Indian Express that a planetary parade is a phenomenon in which multiple planets appear in the sky at the same time from the perspective of observers from Earth, more clearly visible in the evening/night sky. Highlighting the importance of this event, Guruprasad said while a few planets align when they cross paths in their orbits, having as many as seven align at once is rare. Among these planets, Venus will be the brightest and the most eye-catching. Mars, with its red hue, will resemble a glowing bulb. Saturn will appear as a tiny dot in the western sky, while Jupiter will look similar, but positioned in the southern sky, Guruprasad said. Uranus and Neptune will appear like small bright dots, but not be visible to the naked eye as they are much farther compared to the other planets in the alignment. Their distance from Earth reduces the amount of sunlight they reflect, making them difficult to spot without the help of a telescope, he said. Interestingly, this year, March 8 will mark the maximum elongation, with Mercury reaching its farthest point from the Sun. Moreover, by March 12, Saturn will dip below the horizon for a while, but from February 28 to March 12, the planetary alignment will be at its peak, offering the best view of the celestial event. Five planets will be visible to the naked eye However, as the name parade suggests, the planets will not line up side by side in a straight line next to each other, but will appear at different points in the sky, all visible to the observer, five visible to the naked eye and two with the help of telescopes, he explained. The alignment happens along the ecliptic, which is an imaginary line that marks a path that Earth and other planets follow while orbiting the Sun. All seven planets travel along this imaginary plane but at different speeds. Since each planet is at varying distances from the Sun, their orbital speeds vary, but come in alignment at rare times like this, Guruprasad said.
Ahead of Belagavi rally, Congress seeks Bhagwats apology over I-Day speech
NEW DELHI: As the Congress is set to hold Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan rally in Karnatakas Belagavi, the party reiterated its demand that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat must apologise for the anti-national statement he delivered on the freedom movement. Though the rally was to take place on December 27, it was suspended due to the passing away of former PM Manmohan Singh on December 26. The campaign to protect Constitution was organised in tune with the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee in Belagavi last month. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said it was at Belagavi that Mahatma Gandhi took over as Congress president on December 26, 1924. Referring to Bhagwats comments, Ramesh said that Mahatma Gandhi is being insulted and BR Ambedkar is being attacked by the BJP and the RSS.. Mahatma Gandhi is being insulted. Dr. Ambedkar is being attacked. The Constitution of India and its values are under assault, he alleged. The Belagavi rally is a reaffirmation of the Congress steadfast resolve to preserve, protect, and promote the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi and Ambedkar, he said. Mohan Bhagwat must apologise for the atrocious, anti-national statement he delivered on the freedom movement on January 14th 2025, he said. Last week, Ramesh had described Bhagwats remarks that Indias true independence was established on the day of the Ram temples consecration as anti-national and demanded an apology over the statement. Bhagwat said the date of the Ram temples consecration in Ayodhya should be celebrated as Pratishtha Dwadashi as the true independence of Bharat, which had faced enemy attack for several centuries, was established on this day. The Home Minister must resign and tender an apology for his atrocious remarks on Ambedkar in Parliament on December 17th, 2024, Ramesh said. The Congress has repeatedly also alleged that Amit Shahs remarks in the Rajya Sabha during a debate on the Constitution during the winter session show that the BJP and the RSS leaders have a lot of hatred for Ambedkar and demanded an apology from him. The rally in Mhow will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Constitution and the founding of Indias republic as well as the purported attack on the legacy of Babasaheb Ambedkar by the ruling regime, a party circular had said.
Will Goas loss be Karnatakas gain? - The Hindu
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Kantara Chapter-1 makers fined Rs 50k for forest violation
BENGALURU/HASSAN : Shooting of Kannada film Kantara Chapter-1, the prequel to 2022 blockbuster Kantara, promoting forest protection and human and wildlife co-existence, has come under the forest departments scanner with the production house Hombale Films being slapped with a fine of Rs 50,000 for illegally dumping film set items into Sakleshpur forest before starting ongoing shooting from January 7-25. The film unit has also been accused of blasting and axing of trees, during the shooting of the film directed by Rishab Shetty, who is also starring it. The shooting is going on in the deemed forest patch of Yaslur, Sakleshpur forest, survey number 131. Hassan Conservator of Forests, V Yedukondalan told The New Indian Express, before the film unit was given permission, they had dumped material inside the forest. This is equivalent to trespassing, and under the Karnataka Forest Act, they have been penalised Rs 50,000. A few days later film shooting started. Hassan DCF Saurabh Kumar said the unit applied for permission on January 1, but they dumped material inside the forest even before approaching the department. The site was inspected on January 3, and an FIR was filed January 4 before the penalty was slapped. A detailed investigation is being conducted and the final report will be submitted to the government, following which the next course of the film shooting will be decided, the official added. Probe on, report to be given to govt Hassan Deputy Conservator of Forests, Saurabh Kumar said the unit applied for permission on January 1, but they dumped material inside the forest even before approaching the department. The site was inspected on January 3, and an FIR was filed January 4 before the penalty was slapped. Permission was given for film shooting from January 7- 25, 2025. They are using forest and adjoining gomal land. Preliminary reports show crackers were burst to create a smoke-effect. Also artificial materials were used to create tree stumps. The land where shooting was permitted was a barren land. Reports from the stationed fire and emergency and police departments have also been taken, he said. A detailed probe is being conducted and the final report will be submitted to the government, following which the next course of the film shooting will be decided, the official added. In October, 2024, Yash-starrer Toxic, had also come under forest departments lens for alleged felling of trees and destroying forest to create a film set on the contentious HMT land in Peenya. Khandre had then visited the spot. Taking note of the ground situation, he had ordered that the film shooting be stalled. On the progress of that case, Khandre said the film unit obtained a stay from the Karnataka High Court on the case filed by the forest department.
Big BBMP fix: Approved for violation? - Deccan Herald
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In 3rd case of cruelty against cows in Karnataka, pregnant animal dismembered, fetus killed
In a shocking instance of animal cruelty, a pregnant cow was brutally killed and its unborn calf mutilated in Salkod village, Karnataka. The cow's owner, Krishna Achari, has filed a police complaint. Authorities are investigating the motive behind the act. This incident follows recent attacks on cows in Bengaluru and Mysuru, prompting calls for swift action from local leaders.
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Aakar Patel | 3 major problems facing South Asia: Why dont we learn from EU & Asean?
What are the problems affecting those countries that made up pre-1947 India? There appear to be three important ones which are common to all three large South Asian nations. The first is poverty and insufficient economic growth. The second is an inward facing nationalism that is aimed at each nations own minorities. The third is the tension between over-centralised nations with vast regional disparities. The first problem is clear to anyone who is familiar with the region. The per person national income or GDP of India in 2020 was $1,933, of Bangladesh $2,270 and of Pakistan $1,501. We should ignore the seasonal headlines that have marched us into superpower status. Each South Asian nation is only marginally ahead of or behind the other and nowhere close to Asian nations such as South Korea ($34,000 in 2020), Japan ($39,000) or even China ($10,408). Any signalling about fastest-growing economy when it comes to India must be placed in this reality. In the long-term, we are not replicating what the other Asian economies have done at the same pace and we are in fact more or less in the same place as our neighbours. The second problem is again obvious to anyone who either lives in our parts or studies the area from the outside. It is remarkable how many scholars of India in the West have written recent books on the decline of secularism and pluralism here and how it has damaged us as a nation and will continue to do so in future. The same can be said of Pakistan and also about Bangladesh. Far too much national energy is expended on the persecution of minorities. Energy in terms of legislation, the media, the justice system and popular politics. And this is negative energy at that meaning it is not productive and does not contribute to the nation except to take the focus away from important things. There is no point in repeating here what has been written and read and seen and heard a million times before. If one is unwilling to accept that this is today happening in India as much as it is in our neighbours, there is little point in trying to convince such a person. The third issue is less discussed and less understood, even by experts both inside India and outside. Perhaps one reason is that issue is for the moment in suspension till the census and the delimitation process are concluded. Apart than the reallocation of seats based on population, the other thing that the process will throw up is the sense of disempowerment felt by states. In July 2023, the statistics and programme implementation ministry put out state-wise data on per person annual GDP at current prices. The southern states did better here, with Andhra Pradesh (`2.19 lakhs), Kerala (`2.28 lakhs), Tamil Nadu (`2.73 lakhs), Karnataka (`3.01 lakhs) and Telangana (`3.08 lakhs) all above the national average. This can be compared with Bihar (`49,000), Uttar Pradesh (`70,000) and Madhya Pradesh (`1.4 lakh). A January 2024 paper by Bank of Baroda titled State-wise GST collections has variation showed that the April-December 2023 collections for Uttar Pradesh (`85,000 crores), Madhya Pradesh (`34,993 crores) and Bihar (`16,298 crores) were together just about the same as Karnataka (`1.17 lakh crore). Other than this wide and widening gap in income and contribution, there are other differences that are being emphasised in time. Resource allocation is one, and it is natural one to come up because distribution cannot follow the same pattern if India is to eliminate poverty and inequality. States that contribute more per person to the national exchequer will get less per person so long as the disparity exists. Another difference is in terms of response to the second problem, of inward facing nationalisms or, to put it in another way, of majoritarian politics. The South is less interested in this than the North. Though it is true that anti-minority politics has become more popular everywhere in India, including the South, some essential differences remain because on many issues the southern focus is elsewhere. In February 2022, the health and family welfare ministry published the status of the infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate in India. For every 1,000 births, Kerala lost six infants and Karnataka 21. In Madhya Pradesh it was 46 and in Uttar Pradesh 41. The maternal mortality rate was two in Kerala and 17 in Uttar Pradesh. These are of course government figures and nobody disputes them. The differences are real. The same problems affect Pakistan, which has enormous regional disparities of the sort that India has. Balochistans per person GDP is less than half of its neighbour Sindhs. Punjab, a single province, has more than half the total national population. To address the imbalances, Pakistan needs to figure out something just as India and Bangladesh will have to. Despite this, it is strange that our region remains divided and one of the least integrated parts of the world. Each country here seems to think its problems are unique and it will produce some special solution that will ignore what is happening all around it. The lessons of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which all have had nasty histories with each other but are economically integrated today, or of the European Union, hold little value for us. So, what are the possible ways in which our region can address all of its three problems? I have something more to say about this in this column over the next few weeks.
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